Carter Sampson pulled her RV into the parking lot at the Carver Center for Public Radio yesterday. She played two songs…here's one of them. Another song and our conversation with her can be heard on Friday’s edition of Ozarks at Large.
You can see her at 8 o'clock tomorrow night at Frisco Club in Rogers and at 9 o'clock Wednesday night at Smoke and Barrel in Fayetteville.
Ozarks At Large
The Northwest Arkansas Community College board of trustees votes against allowing licensed faculty and staff to carry concealed firearms on the school's campus. Ozark Regional Transit announces expanded hours for several routes. The Fayetteville Advertising and Promotions Commission announces a new website, new visitor's guide for the year, and a new guided tour in the works. And, it's election day for the Sebastian County one-cent sales tax.
In her new book, Cached: Decoding the Internet in Global Popular Culture, Stephanie Ricker Schulte examines how the Internet and the World Wide Web have interacted with popular culture.
Web Exclusive: Internet's Past, Future Discussed
Bob Clinard, Benton County Judge, declared the county a disaster zone Friday, after the county saw more than 6 inches of rain in the latter half of the week. A recent report shows meaningful long-term benefits for children taking part in the state's "Better Chance Pre-K" program. Rahm Emanuel, mayor of Chicago, spoke at the graduation for the Clinton School of Public Service over the weekend. Governor Mike Beebe likens the recently passed Arkansas Private Option to the successful ARKids First program, though he says that the children's insurance program has room to improve.
In her latest book Cached: Decoding the Internet in Global Popular Culture, Stephanie Schulte says that examples of pop culture like the movie War Games played prominently into how the world perceived the Internet in its earliest days.
Charles Banks Wilson, an American artist, was laid to rest on Tuesday in his hometown of Miami, Oklahoma. He was born and passed in Arkansas. Wilson is best known for his works of the American Indian. Wilson's works are housed in some of the most renowned museums and art galleries in the world, including New York's Metropolitan Museum, Washington's Library of Congress, the Corcoran Gallery, the Oklahoma State Capitol where four 13 feet tall and 27 feet wide murals line the rotunda, and the Gilcrease Museum, which owns more than 300 pieces of the artist's work.
Researchers at the University of Arkansas recently completed a study, concluding that the use of sequential pricing based on real-time knowledge of shopper preferences could increase retailer profits. Ozarks at Larges Christina Thomas spoke with Cary Deck and John Aloysius of the Walton College of Business. Researchers at the University of Arkansas recently completed a study, concluding that the use of sequential pricing based on real-time knowledge of shopper preferences could increase retailer profits. Ozarks at Larges Christina Thomas spoke with Cary Deck and John Aloysius of the Walton College of Business.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, June 6, 2014
Ahead on this busy Friday edition of Ozarks, from Pharrell to Harry Connick Jr; celebrities took the stage this morning in Fayetteville for the Walmart Shareholders meeting, where there were also a few business items discussed. And, we take a trip along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a controversial swine breeding operation began business.
Last night dozens of elected officials gathered in support of keeping the 188th Fighter Wing as is at Fort Chaffee. The listening session in Fort Smith drew close to one thousand people.
Technology is ever improving, streamlining processes or getting a job done more quickly, sometimes even replacing the human worker. A University of Arkansas professor has recently published a book focusing on how technology and people can perform together to add value to business or institution.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas newspapers says while there is plenty of great music close by, a road trip allows for even more opportunities.
As we continue our series on the 2012-2013 theatre season, we shine a light on comedies. More information is available at Arts Center of the Ozarks, Rogers Little Theater, Alma Performing Arts Center, and The UA Drama Department.
The fuzzed out garage rock sounds of King Tuff come to Fayetteville tomorrow to perform the Lightbulb Club. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen speaks with band leader Kyle Thomas about the new album, touring and what it means to embrace imperfection. For more information about King Tuff's performance in town, visit the event's Facebook page here.
Web exclusive: A Few More Minutes With Kyle Thomas
“Bad Thing” by: King Tuff
